https://regulyn.co.uk/blog Practical UK HR compliance and employment law content for SME owners and operators. Published by Bounda. en-GB © 2026 Elevyn Technology Group Limited Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT 1440 https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/is-the-bradford-factor-legal https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/is-the-bradford-factor-legal Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Bradford Factor is perfectly legal. Applying it on autopilot is how employers end up at tribunal. Where the formula crosses into Equality Act territory, what the case law pattern shows, and what a defensible trigger system looks like in 2026. Compliance conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/what-changed-in-april-2026-employer-checklist https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/what-changed-in-april-2026-employer-checklist Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The April 2026 employment law changes are three months old: day-one SSP, day-one paternity and parental leave, a doubled protective award. Most handbooks still describe the old rules. The find-and-fix checklist for UK employers. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/unfair-dismissal-six-month-rule-january-2027 https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/unfair-dismissal-six-month-rule-january-2027 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The unfair dismissal qualifying period drops to six months on 1 January 2027 and it covers existing staff. What UK small businesses need to do before then. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/harassment-duty-2026-all-reasonable-steps https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/harassment-duty-2026-all-reasonable-steps Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most employers treated the harassment duty as a 2024 job and ticked the box. From October 2026 the standard rises from 'reasonable steps' to 'all reasonable steps', and harassment of your staff by customers and clients becomes a tribunal claim. Here's what changes — and what your handbook needs before October. Compliance conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/five-hr-documents-small-business-needs-before-christmas https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/five-hr-documents-small-business-needs-before-christmas Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT The HR documents UK SMEs most often miss in 2026 — even with a £600 template pack. Five specific gaps, why they create liability, and what to do before the end of the year. Compliance conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/flexible-working-request-you-cant-legally-refuse https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/flexible-working-request-you-cant-legally-refuse Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Flexible working is a day-one right, two requests a year, a two-month decision window — and refusal without documented consultation loses claims. Here's what a flexible working request UK process and flexible working policy need in 2026. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/probation-periods-dead-what-replaces-them https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/probation-periods-dead-what-replaces-them Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT The muscle memory SMEs have built around six-month probation — low-risk months before the "real" process kicks in — is colliding with new unfair dismissal rules and statutory probation frameworks. Here's what a probation period UK 2026 actually needs. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/why-your-sickness-absence-policy-is-probably-illegal https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/why-your-sickness-absence-policy-is-probably-illegal Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT A handbook from 2019 and a Bradford Factor trigger cost one employer £4,200 at ACAS — because disability-related absence wasn't carved out and reasonable adjustments barely featured. Here's what a 2026 sickness absence policy UK actually needs. Compliance conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/era-2025-what-you-actually-need-to-change https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/era-2025-what-you-actually-need-to-change Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Day-one SSP and removal of the lower earnings limit have been in force since 6 April 2026, while other Employment Rights Act 2025 changes are still being phased in. Here's what actually matters for your handbook. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/flexible-working-requests-complete-guide https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/flexible-working-requests-complete-guide Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The step-by-step operational walkthrough: receipt, consultation, decision, response, appeal — with templates and the eight statutory refusal grounds. ERA 2025 conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/writing-a-disciplinary-policy-that-actually-works https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/writing-a-disciplinary-policy-that-actually-works Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Most UK disciplinary policies fail at tribunal for the same three reasons. ERA 2025, the ACAS Code, real award figures, and a working template. Guides conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/why-we-built-bounda https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/why-we-built-bounda Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT After thirty years running and advising UK businesses, I kept seeing the same compliance pattern repeat. This is why I built Bounda, and what I believe HR tech should actually do. Opinion hello@regulyn.co.uk (Chris Carswell) https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/the-5-policies-every-uk-business-must-have https://regulyn.co.uk/blog/the-5-policies-every-uk-business-must-have Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Not 'should have' or 'recommended' — actually legally required. Here's what the law says, with no padding. Compliance conor@regulyn.co.uk (Conor McCadden)